4 cricketers who will not be a part of IPL this season

IPL , the biggest T20 tournament in the world is about to commence from 7th April. Cricket fans from all parts of the world generally fly to India in huge numbers to see their favourite players and franchise in action . IPL is one such platform , where you get to see the best players in the world competing against each other in such a high octane environment.

Unfortunately, IPL 2018 is going to miss some of the superstars of the game . let us look at the 4 top class cricketers who will not be a part of this edition.

Joe Root

Joe Root was left unsold in the mega auctions of IPL 2018

It is highly surprising to see Joe Root being unsold at the IPL auctions . England’s test captain, Joe Root, is one of those members of Fab-4 of today’s era. He is widely hailed as one of the greats of the game . Joe Root’s consistency in all the 3 formats of the game has is worth applauding.

His batting style, temperament and technique have been the talk of the cricketing world since his debut. Root has scored more than 10,000 international runs till date . Root has been the saviour of England team in many occasions.

Despite enjoying success at the international arena at such a young age, Root is finding it difficult to make his mark in the IPL. He has never been a part of any franchise before. No franchise seemed to have shown an interest in buying him in this season as well , though Root’s average in T20i being 39.11, with 4 fifties and a strike rate of 128.77 .

Lasith Malinga

He is the leading wicket taker in the history of IPL, yet he went unsold in the IPL auctions. Till date, Malinga has taken 154 wickets in 110 matches that he has played with an economy of 6.86 .

Mainga’s ability to bowl on demand toe crushing yorkers along with the occasional slow ball delivery made it difficult for the batsmen to get the better of him.

Though he has been appointed as the bowling mentor, Malinga’s absence as a player will surely disappoint the Mumbai Indians fans. Let’s see how effectively he dons the role of a mentor for the Mumbai Indians .

David Warner

Warner’s exit from IPL 2018 has been a major blow for the SRH

If you talk about the most destructive and aggressive T20 players of the game ,then David Warner’s name might be either 1st or 2nd on that list. He is one of those few batsmen , whom the bowlers fear bowling to. It was under his captaincy , that SRH won their title in 2016.

He has also been one of the leading contenders for the orange cap. But all that hardly matters now. No matter how sound batsman he might be , his actions in the recent scandal managed to spoil the Cricket Australia’s name in the cricketing world.

The bad boy of Australian cricket has always been a victim of controversies surrounding him. But somehow he had managed to escape from those. Be it his infamous punch to Joe Root during the champions trophy , his twitter battles with fellow cricket players or his verbal feud with De Kock in the ongoing test series , he has always been controversy’s favourite child in cricket.

David Warner is someone whom the entire cricket fraternity knows as the mastermind behind the sandpaper gate scandal. While Smith and Warner have been banned for 12 months , Cameron Bancroft has been given a ban of 9 months.

Warner and his family had to incur the wrath of Australians and cricket fraternity over the social media. Warner will never get a chance to captain the Australian side in future, in any format of the game. Who knows if he might even get a chance to get back to the national side after the end of his ban.

Steve Smith

Smith’s non availability in this IPL can give some sleepless nights to the franchise owners

Smith is the best in the world at present when it comes to longer formats of the game. His stats speak of his volume as a player in such a short span of time. His consistent performances at the test arena, in terms of average , ratings, runs , centuries led to his comparisons with the legend Sir Don Bradman .

Cricket is an unpredictable game. One mistake of your’s , and the people ,who at one moment hail you as a legend ,the very next moment call you a cheat.

He was one of the most respected cricketers in of the world but his involvement in the sandpaper gate incident, completely ruined his image. Smith accepted that the ball tampering was being conducted under his knowledge.

Initially he was handed a one match ban by the ICC , but Cricket Australia had plans of their own. They banned him for a period of 12 months for the ball tampering scandal incident, something he will regret for his life. Within few days , he was banned from being a part of IPL 2018.

Smith’s ouster from Rajasthan Royals and Australian team might have been really disappointing for his fans across the world. Hope he makes a comeback soon , stronger than before.

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IPL,the biggest T20 tournament in the world is about to commence from 7th April. . IPL is one such platform , where you get to see the best players in the world competing against each other in such a high octane environment. The craze of IPL is such,it brings fans from all parts of the world to support a their franchise